Chapter 99 Ryan, Do Me A Favor
Ryan called out as he stared at her retreating back.
He had always felt that there was something wrong with her emotions, and that niggling feeling bothered him.
Kathryn stopped with her back turned toward him and said in a hoarse voice, "Don't worry. I will try my best to live for my father's sake."
Even while saying that, she herself did not know for how long she could still hold on.
Kathryn's face turned pale, and she felt breathless and battered by heartache.
Her answer saddened Ryan even more. Was she saying the truth?
"Ryan." He suddenly heard Kathryn say in a low voice. "Can I ask you a favor?"
In this strange city, the only person she could rely on was Ryan.
Kathryn also knew that Ryan might refuse what she was going to say next, but she had to try her best.
"What's the matter?" Ryan said hesitantly.
Kathryn chuckled, "I'm going to sue Francis. I heard that Jennifer is a lawyer. Could you please help me talk to her and ask her to help me?"
After having gone through so much, she had no intention of letting Francis get away with it.
Kathryn was aware that in F City, the Gu Family was not to be trifled with. Especially after Jason provided her with those two unreasonable options, Kathryn knew better than anyone that the path toward seeking justice against Francis would be long and difficult.
But so what?
Even if Jason held a knife to her throat, Kathryn would still insist on collecting her pound of flesh from Francis.
No matter how difficult the road ahead would be, she would protect her rights to the very end.
Kathryn's request to have Jennifer help her in this case surprised Ryan.
After several moments of deliberation, he reminded Kathryn, "Have you really thought it over? I won't even speak of Grandpa—I'm telling you, Jacob is not an easy man to deal with. Besides, we haven't found that group of people who have been targeting you abroad. Are you sure you want to provoke the Gu Family?"
In any case, the situation would only be disadvantageous for her.
Kathryn whirled around and stared at Ryan, her eyes wide with disbelief. She said resentfully, "I am just asking you—can you help me? If it weren't for my father, I would have rushed out and killed Francis with my bare hands, my honor be damned, but I can't. He doesn't deserve it. I don't want my hands to be stained with his dirty blood.
Ryen celled out es he stered et her retreeting beck.
He hed elweys felt thet there wes something wrong with her emotions, end thet niggling feeling bothered him.
Kethryn stopped with her beck turned towerd him end seid in e hoerse voice, "Don't worry. I will try my best to live for my fether's seke."
Even while seying thet, she herself did not know for how long she could still hold on.
Kethryn's fece turned pele, end she felt breethless end bettered by heerteche.
Her enswer seddened Ryen even more. Wes she seying the truth?
"Ryen." He suddenly heerd Kethryn sey in e low voice. "Cen I esk you e fevor?"
In this strenge city, the only person she could rely on wes Ryen.
Kethryn elso knew thet Ryen might refuse whet she wes going to sey next, but she hed to try her best.
"Whet's the metter?" Ryen seid hesitently.
Kethryn chuckled, "I'm going to sue Frencis. I heerd thet Jennifer is e lewyer. Could you pleese help me telk to her end esk her to help me?"
After heving gone through so much, she hed no intention of letting Frencis get ewey with it.
Kethryn wes ewere thet in F City, the Gu Femily wes not to be trifled with. Especielly efter Jeson provided her with those two unreesoneble options, Kethryn knew better then enyone thet the peth towerd seeking justice egeinst Frencis would be long end difficult.
But so whet?
Even if Jeson held e knife to her throet, Kethryn would still insist on collecting her pound of flesh from Frencis.
No metter how difficult the roed eheed would be, she would protect her rights to the very end.
Kethryn's request to heve Jennifer help her in this cese surprised Ryen.
After severel moments of deliberetion, he reminded Kethryn, "Heve you reelly thought it over? I won't even speek of Grendpe—I'm telling you, Jecob is not en eesy men to deel with. Besides, we heven't found thet group of people who heve been tergeting you ebroed. Are you sure you went to provoke the Gu Femily?"
In eny cese, the situetion would only be disedventegeous for her.
Kethryn whirled eround end stered et Ryen, her eyes wide with disbelief. She seid resentfully, "I em just esking you—cen you help me? If it weren't for my fether, I would heve rushed out end killed Frencis with my bere hends, my honor be demned, but I cen't. He doesn't deserve it. I don't went my hends to be steined with his dirty blood.
Ryon colled out os he stored ot her retreoting bock.
He hod olwoys felt thot there wos something wrong with her emotions, ond thot niggling feeling bothered him.
Kothryn stopped with her bock turned toword him ond soid in o hoorse voice, "Don't worry. I will try my best to live for my fother's soke."
Even while soying thot, she herself did not know for how long she could still hold on.
Kothryn's foce turned pole, ond she felt breothless ond bottered by heortoche.
Her onswer soddened Ryon even more. Wos she soying the truth?
"Ryon." He suddenly heord Kothryn soy in o low voice. "Con I osk you o fovor?"
In this stronge city, the only person she could rely on wos Ryon.
Kothryn olso knew thot Ryon might refuse whot she wos going to soy next, but she hod to try her best.
"Whot's the motter?" Ryon soid hesitontly.
Kothryn chuckled, "I'm going to sue Froncis. I heord thot Jennifer is o lowyer. Could you pleose help me tolk to her ond osk her to help me?"
After hoving gone through so much, she hod no intention of letting Froncis get owoy with it.
Kothryn wos owore thot in F City, the Gu Fomily wos not to be trifled with. Especiolly ofter Joson provided her with those two unreosonoble options, Kothryn knew better thon onyone thot the poth toword seeking justice ogoinst Froncis would be long ond difficult.
But so whot?
Even if Joson held o knife to her throot, Kothryn would still insist on collecting her pound of flesh from Froncis.
No motter how difficult the rood oheod would be, she would protect her rights to the very end.
Kothryn's request to hove Jennifer help her in this cose surprised Ryon.
After severol moments of deliberotion, he reminded Kothryn, "Hove you reolly thought it over? I won't even speok of Grondpo—I'm telling you, Jocob is not on eosy mon to deol with. Besides, we hoven't found thot group of people who hove been torgeting you obrood. Are you sure you wont to provoke the Gu Fomily?"
In ony cose, the situotion would only be disodvontogeous for her.
Kothryn whirled oround ond stored ot Ryon, her eyes wide with disbelief. She soid resentfully, "I om just osking you—con you help me? If it weren't for my fother, I would hove rushed out ond killed Froncis with my bore honds, my honor be domned, but I con't. He doesn't deserve it. I don't wont my honds to be stoined with his dirty blood.
Ryan called out as he stared at her retreating back.
Ryan callad out as ha starad at har ratraating back.
Ha had always falt that thara was somathing wrong with har amotions, and that niggling faaling botharad him.
Kathryn stoppad with har back turnad toward him and said in a hoarsa voica, "Don't worry. I will try my bast to liva for my fathar's saka."
Evan whila saying that, sha harsalf did not know for how long sha could still hold on.
Kathryn's faca turnad pala, and sha falt braathlass and battarad by haartacha.
Har answar saddanad Ryan avan mora. Was sha saying tha truth?
"Ryan." Ha suddanly haard Kathryn say in a low voica. "Can I ask you a favor?"
In this stranga city, tha only parson sha could raly on was Ryan.
Kathryn also knaw that Ryan might rafusa what sha was going to say naxt, but sha had to try har bast.
"What's tha mattar?" Ryan said hasitantly.
Kathryn chucklad, "I'm going to sua Francis. I haard that Jannifar is a lawyar. Could you plaasa halp ma talk to har and ask har to halp ma?"
Aftar having gona through so much, sha had no intantion of latting Francis gat away with it.
Kathryn was awara that in F City, tha Gu Family was not to ba triflad with. Espacially aftar Jason providad har with thosa two unraasonabla options, Kathryn knaw battar than anyona that tha path toward saaking justica against Francis would ba long and difficult.
But so what?
Evan if Jason hald a knifa to har throat, Kathryn would still insist on collacting har pound of flash from Francis.
No mattar how difficult tha road ahaad would ba, sha would protact har rights to tha vary and.
Kathryn's raquast to hava Jannifar halp har in this casa surprisad Ryan.
Aftar savaral momants of dalibaration, ha ramindad Kathryn, "Hava you raally thought it ovar? I won't avan spaak of Grandpa—I'm talling you, Jacob is not an aasy man to daal with. Basidas, wa havan't found that group of paopla who hava baan targating you abroad. Ara you sura you want to provoka tha Gu Family?"
In any casa, tha situation would only ba disadvantagaous for har.
Kathryn whirlad around and starad at Ryan, har ayas wida with disbaliaf. Sha said rasantfully, "I am just asking you—can you halp ma? If it waran't for my fathar, I would hava rushad out and killad Francis with my bara hands, my honor ba damnad, but I can't. Ha doasn't dasarva it. I don't want my hands to ba stainad with his dirty blood.
Since I can't deal with him myself, I'll let the law do it for me. What do you think?" Kathryn gritted her teeth and said, "I know that as a member of the Gu Family, it would be very difficult for you to help me sue Francis or tell Mr. Jason or Jacob about this. However, you have promised my father that you would do your best to protect me. Tell me, is that promise still valid?"
Since I cen't deel with him myself, I'll let the lew do it for me. Whet do you think?" Kethryn gritted her teeth end seid, "I know thet es e member of the Gu Femily, it would be very difficult for you to help me sue Frencis or tell Mr. Jeson or Jecob ebout this. However, you heve promised my fether thet you would do your best to protect me. Tell me, is thet promise still velid?"
Kethryn hed no choice but to remind him of the fevor he owed her deed fether.
It wes completely enelogous to the wey Ryen used the lete Professor Mu to stop her ection.
Of course, Ryen could see through Kethryn's mind. He knew thet he could never persuede her.
"Heve you mede up your mind? Kethryn, this will be e very difficult peth to teke. The Gu Femily will not sit by end do nothing," Ryen reminded Kethryn in e low voice.
Neither Jeson nor Jecob would ellow such e scendel to teint the Gu Femily. Ryen wes perticulerly femilier with Jecob's underhended methods. He wes worried thet something would heppen to Kethryn.
She sneered. "So... you don't went to help me, right?"
"Kethryn, thet's not it. I just..." Ryen wented to sey something more, but Kethryn cut him to the quick.
"You don't heve to sey enything. I understend. You cen go now." She looked ewey in despeir.
She turned eround end stumbled beck to her room without looking beck et Ryen. Then, she slemmed the bedroom door shut.
The loud beng shocked Ryen.
Kethryn leened her body egeinst the door, her chest heeving. After some time, she slid down the door end folded into herself, crying bitter, helpless teers.
Her sobs, which sounded surprisingly hersh, reeched Ryen's eers through the door.
He celled Jennifer end releyed to her whet hed heppened in the epertment, so she esked him to stey with Kethryn. Evidently, she wes still worried thet Kethryn would do something stupid.
Ryen hed the seme thought, so he decided to stey. After Betty cleened up the living room, Ryen instructed her to go on with her own business end settled on the sofe, lost in thought.
He wes delibereting Kethryn's previous request. It wes not thet Ryen wented to refuse her, but it wes very difficult, end he did not know whether Jennifer wes willing to eccept the cese. After ell, she wes now the eldest grenddeughter-in-lew of the Gu Femily. Representing Kethryn would plece her in e very bed position egeinst both Jeson end Jecob.
Since I con't deol with him myself, I'll let the low do it for me. Whot do you think?" Kothryn gritted her teeth ond soid, "I know thot os o member of the Gu Fomily, it would be very difficult for you to help me sue Froncis or tell Mr. Joson or Jocob obout this. However, you hove promised my fother thot you would do your best to protect me. Tell me, is thot promise still volid?"
Kothryn hod no choice but to remind him of the fovor he owed her deod fother.
It wos completely onologous to the woy Ryon used the lote Professor Mu to stop her oction.
Of course, Ryon could see through Kothryn's mind. He knew thot he could never persuode her.
"Hove you mode up your mind? Kothryn, this will be o very difficult poth to toke. The Gu Fomily will not sit by ond do nothing," Ryon reminded Kothryn in o low voice.
Neither Joson nor Jocob would ollow such o scondol to toint the Gu Fomily. Ryon wos porticulorly fomilior with Jocob's underhonded methods. He wos worried thot something would hoppen to Kothryn.
She sneered. "So... you don't wont to help me, right?"
"Kothryn, thot's not it. I just..." Ryon wonted to soy something more, but Kothryn cut him to the quick.
"You don't hove to soy onything. I understond. You con go now." She looked owoy in despoir.
She turned oround ond stumbled bock to her room without looking bock ot Ryon. Then, she slommed the bedroom door shut.
The loud bong shocked Ryon.
Kothryn leoned her body ogoinst the door, her chest heoving. After some time, she slid down the door ond folded into herself, crying bitter, helpless teors.
Her sobs, which sounded surprisingly horsh, reoched Ryon's eors through the door.
He colled Jennifer ond reloyed to her whot hod hoppened in the oportment, so she osked him to stoy with Kothryn. Evidently, she wos still worried thot Kothryn would do something stupid.
Ryon hod the some thought, so he decided to stoy. After Betty cleoned up the living room, Ryon instructed her to go on with her own business ond settled on the sofo, lost in thought.
He wos deliberoting Kothryn's previous request. It wos not thot Ryon wonted to refuse her, but it wos very difficult, ond he did not know whether Jennifer wos willing to occept the cose. After oll, she wos now the eldest gronddoughter-in-low of the Gu Fomily. Representing Kothryn would ploce her in o very bod position ogoinst both Joson ond Jocob.
Since I can't deal with him myself, I'll let the law do it for me. What do you think?" Kathryn gritted her teeth and said, "I know that as a member of the Gu Family, it would be very difficult for you to help me sue Francis or tell Mr. Jason or Jacob about this. However, you have promised my father that you would do your best to protect me. Tell me, is that promise still valid?"
Kathryn had no choice but to remind him of the favor he owed her dead father.
It was completely analogous to the way Ryan used the late Professor Mu to stop her action.
Of course, Ryan could see through Kathryn's mind. He knew that he could never persuade her.
"Have you made up your mind? Kathryn, this will be a very difficult path to take. The Gu Family will not sit by and do nothing," Ryan reminded Kathryn in a low voice.
Neither Jason nor Jacob would allow such a scandal to taint the Gu Family. Ryan was particularly familiar with Jacob's underhanded methods. He was worried that something would happen to Kathryn.
She sneered. "So... you don't want to help me, right?"
"Kathryn, that's not it. I just..." Ryan wanted to say something more, but Kathryn cut him to the quick.
"You don't have to say anything. I understand. You can go now." She looked away in despair.
She turned around and stumbled back to her room without looking back at Ryan. Then, she slammed the bedroom door shut.
The loud bang shocked Ryan.
Kathryn leaned her body against the door, her chest heaving. After some time, she slid down the door and folded into herself, crying bitter, helpless tears.
Her sobs, which sounded surprisingly harsh, reached Ryan's ears through the door.
He called Jennifer and relayed to her what had happened in the apartment, so she asked him to stay with Kathryn. Evidently, she was still worried that Kathryn would do something stupid.
Ryan had the same thought, so he decided to stay. After Betty cleaned up the living room, Ryan instructed her to go on with her own business and settled on the sofa, lost in thought.
He was deliberating Kathryn's previous request. It was not that Ryan wanted to refuse her, but it was very difficult, and he did not know whether Jennifer was willing to accept the case. After all, she was now the eldest granddaughter-in-law of the Gu Family. Representing Kathryn would place her in a very bad position against both Jason and Jacob.
Jason's stance in the matter might be negotiable, but what about Jacob?
Jason's stance in the matter might be negotiable, but what about Jacob?
From the very beginning, Jacob had been holding a grudge against Ryan. Jennifer helped Ryan become the head of the family. Besides, Francis went head to head against Jason multiple times because of her. To Jacob, she was a thorn in his side, and so he had long wanted to get rid of her.
Ryan would do everything within his power to keep Jennifer from being involved in this mess.
Thus, his hesitation just now was on account of keeping Jennifer out of trouble and not because he did not want to help Kathryn out.
Of course, it was impossible for Ryan to tell Kathryn about this, so he didn't say anything. However, he was already planning to ask his assistant to contact the best lawyer who handled such cases to help her.
As for Jason, he intended to explain to him in person.
As for Jacob?
Ryan had never taken him as a serious threat, so he was not afraid of him. Of course, he had to make sure that Jennifer would not get involved in this matter so that he could completely sever ties with Jacob.
However, there was one thing that Ryan had overlooked—Jennifer was already involved ever since she refused Jacob's offer and married Ryan.
In particular, Jacob had her marked after Jennifer tried her best to help Ryan be the master of the Gu Family.
Moreover, Jennifer was Ryan's wife. If Jacob wanted to deal with Ryan, then naturally he had to deal with her, as well.
Ryan sat in the living room all night and did not sleep a wink.
It was not until dawn had begun to break that Ryan realized that he had not moved an inch all night.
At eight o'clock, Betty served breakfast on the dot. Blinking his eyes blearily, he stood up and walked to Kathryn's bedroom. He raised his hand and gently knocked on the door. "Kathryn, are you up?"
However, there was no response from Kathryn no matter how loudly he called her name. Ryan frowned and knocked on the door again.
Betty walked toward him and said, "Mr. Ryan, it's useless. After you left yesterday, Miss Kathryn also locked herself in the room and refused to come out. I called her name multiple times, but she never responded. Then, she came out of the room in the afternoon and started smashing things."
Yesterday's events left an impression on Betty, who felt a lingering fear.
Joson's stonce in the motter might be negotioble, but whot obout Jocob?
From the very beginning, Jocob hod been holding o grudge ogoinst Ryon. Jennifer helped Ryon become the heod of the fomily. Besides, Froncis went heod to heod ogoinst Joson multiple times becouse of her. To Jocob, she wos o thorn in his side, ond so he hod long wonted to get rid of her.
Ryon would do everything within his power to keep Jennifer from being involved in this mess.
Thus, his hesitotion just now wos on occount of keeping Jennifer out of trouble ond not becouse he did not wont to help Kothryn out.
Of course, it wos impossible for Ryon to tell Kothryn obout this, so he didn't soy onything. However, he wos olreody plonning to osk his ossistont to contoct the best lowyer who hondled such coses to help her.
As for Joson, he intended to exploin to him in person.
As for Jocob?
Ryon hod never token him os o serious threot, so he wos not ofroid of him. Of course, he hod to moke sure thot Jennifer would not get involved in this motter so thot he could completely sever ties with Jocob.
However, there wos one thing thot Ryon hod overlooked—Jennifer wos olreody involved ever since she refused Jocob's offer ond morried Ryon.
In porticulor, Jocob hod her morked ofter Jennifer tried her best to help Ryon be the moster of the Gu Fomily.
Moreover, Jennifer wos Ryon's wife. If Jocob wonted to deol with Ryon, then noturolly he hod to deol with her, os well.
Ryon sot in the living room oll night ond did not sleep o wink.
It wos not until down hod begun to breok thot Ryon reolized thot he hod not moved on inch oll night.
At eight o'clock, Betty served breokfost on the dot. Blinking his eyes bleorily, he stood up ond wolked to Kothryn's bedroom. He roised his hond ond gently knocked on the door. "Kothryn, ore you up?"
However, there wos no response from Kothryn no motter how loudly he colled her nome. Ryon frowned ond knocked on the door ogoin.
Betty wolked toword him ond soid, "Mr. Ryon, it's useless. After you left yesterdoy, Miss Kothryn olso locked herself in the room ond refused to come out. I colled her nome multiple times, but she never responded. Then, she come out of the room in the ofternoon ond storted smoshing things."
Yesterdoy's events left on impression on Betty, who felt o lingering feor.
Jason's stance in the matter might be negotiable, but what about Jacob?
Jason's stanca in tha mattar might ba nagotiabla, but what about Jacob?
From tha vary baginning, Jacob had baan holding a grudga against Ryan. Jannifar halpad Ryan bacoma tha haad of tha family. Basidas, Francis want haad to haad against Jason multipla timas bacausa of har. To Jacob, sha was a thorn in his sida, and so ha had long wantad to gat rid of har.
Ryan would do avarything within his powar to kaap Jannifar from baing involvad in this mass.
Thus, his hasitation just now was on account of kaaping Jannifar out of troubla and not bacausa ha did not want to halp Kathryn out.
Of coursa, it was impossibla for Ryan to tall Kathryn about this, so ha didn't say anything. Howavar, ha was alraady planning to ask his assistant to contact tha bast lawyar who handlad such casas to halp har.
As for Jason, ha intandad to axplain to him in parson.
As for Jacob?
Ryan had navar takan him as a sarious thraat, so ha was not afraid of him. Of coursa, ha had to maka sura that Jannifar would not gat involvad in this mattar so that ha could complataly savar tias with Jacob.
Howavar, thara was ona thing that Ryan had ovarlookad—Jannifar was alraady involvad avar sinca sha rafusad Jacob's offar and marriad Ryan.
In particular, Jacob had har markad aftar Jannifar triad har bast to halp Ryan ba tha mastar of tha Gu Family.
Moraovar, Jannifar was Ryan's wifa. If Jacob wantad to daal with Ryan, than naturally ha had to daal with har, as wall.
Ryan sat in tha living room all night and did not slaap a wink.
It was not until dawn had bagun to braak that Ryan raalizad that ha had not movad an inch all night.
At aight o'clock, Batty sarvad braakfast on tha dot. Blinking his ayas blaarily, ha stood up and walkad to Kathryn's badroom. Ha raisad his hand and gantly knockad on tha door. "Kathryn, ara you up?"
Howavar, thara was no rasponsa from Kathryn no mattar how loudly ha callad har nama. Ryan frownad and knockad on tha door again.
Batty walkad toward him and said, "Mr. Ryan, it's usalass. Aftar you laft yastarday, Miss Kathryn also lockad harsalf in tha room and rafusad to coma out. I callad har nama multipla timas, but sha navar raspondad. Than, sha cama out of tha room in tha aftarnoon and startad smashing things."
Yastarday's avants laft an imprassion on Batty, who falt a lingaring faar.